5 HRS AGO - The subtle change of season between late fall and early winter brings hope to every young hockey Expand

5 HRS AGO - The subtle change of season between late fall and early winter brings hope to every young hockey player’s dreams. As the temperatures gradually fall below freezing and the first flakes of snow cover the cold, hard ground, a phenomenon, unseen for a majority of the year, known as the outdoor hockey rink begins to sweep […]
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14 HRS AGO - THe Bruins shut out the Canadiens last night, and several sorely missed Bruins near readiness to Expand

14 HRS AGO - THe Bruins shut out the Canadiens last night, and several sorely missed Bruins near readiness to return The Bruins shut down the Canadiens with a 4-0 shutout in Montreal.
Three glad tidings from last night’s tilt include a Bell-ringer from Colby Cave, whose line provided that longed-for secondary scoring. (Links to video) Bruins Daily
The Canadiens were the Keystone Cops (Streamable, via Reddit) (@ScottMatla) for stretches in their own zone, and one of the only good chances they had was from former Bruin Kenny Agostino. 98.5 The Sports Hub
Enjoy the game highlights once more. (Link to video, gallery) NHL
Jaroslav Halak was a brick wall for his team, while costly turnovers frustrated Montreal. There will be one more match between the rivals this season. TSN
JaroStats- Halak is currently third in the league with .929% save percentage, NHL sixth in goals against at 2.27, NHL and is tied with two other netminders in second place for shutouts with 3. NHL (Note- links are NOT Collapse

1 DAY AGO - A great response after a lesser effort Sunday night. (Streamables from Chris tonight, so if you Expand

1 DAY AGO - A great response after a lesser effort Sunday night. (Streamables from Chris tonight, so if you don’t see them below, you’re probably on mobile. Click the link in each score to directly view each highlight.)
Joakim Nordstrom got the Bruins on the board in the first with his fifth goal of the season. 1-0 Bruins.
It was his first, and it was a big one: Colby Cave beats Carey Price in the final minute of the first period to extend the lead to 2-0 Bruins.
David Krejci gets the 599th point of his NHL career and extends his point streak to seven games, making it 3-0 Bruins in the process.
A beautiful pass by Torey Krug was followed by a beautiful pass by David Pastrnak, and Brad Marchand didn’t miss. 4-0 Bruins.
That’s it! 4-0 final, as Jaroslav Halak makes 22 saves for the road shutout.
Some quick thoughts:
This was probably Charlie McAvoy’s best game of the season. He was a monster in all three zones tonight, finishing with two assists and a half-dozen great plays in the Bruins’ Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Not much tinkering happening today. Per the team, Bruce Cassidy is only making one change in the Expand

1 DAY AGO - Not much tinkering happening today. Per the team, Bruce Cassidy is only making one change in the lineup that lost to Buffalo last night: Jaroslav Halak is starting in net.
While the personnel may be the same, it's hard to say what he'll do with the lines. There was plenty of shuffling going on last night, but it's safe to bet that he'll start with the normal groups and shuffle as needed.
Brad Marchand - David Krejci - David Pastrnak
Joakim Nordstrom - Colby Cave - David Backes
Ryan Donato - Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson - Danton Heinen
Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari - Chris Wagner
Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy
John Moore - Steven Kampfer Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Monday night hockey! Just the facts
When: Tonight, 7:30 PM
Where: Bell Centre - Montreal, QC
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Rival SBN site: Eyes on the Prize
Know your enemy
17-11-5, 39 PTS, 4th in the Atlantic Division
Max Domi: 14G-19A-33PTS; Jonathan Drouin: 11G-17A-28PTS; Jeff Petry: 7G-18A-25PTS
Carey Price: 13-8-4, 2.90 GAA, .902 save percentage
Game notes
Montreal! Boston! Monday night! CATCH THE FEVER!
Last time the Bruins and Canadiens played, it was one of the B’s more entertaining efforts of the season. The Bruins got a late third-period goal from John Moore to beat the Habs 3-2 back on November 24, salvaging the win after blowing a lead. At the time, you hoped it’d be a game that could jump-start the team. Unfortunately, that didn’t seem to happen.
This is a pretty important game from a standings perspective, as the Bruins are a point behind Montreal for fourth place in the Atlantic. No, the standings aren’t iron-clad in December, but it’d be a big boost to Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Let’s thread the hell out of this game Hit this thread with your hottest buffalo wing take.
And Expand

2 DAYS AGO - Let’s thread the hell out of this game Hit this thread with your hottest buffalo wing take.
And also enjoy some tunes. Here’s Hip Dipper by Arch Echo while you’re waiting.
What’s on tap? Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Boston welcomes the high-flying Sabres to TD Garden Just the Facts:
The Time: 5pm EST
The Place: Expand

2 DAYS AGO - Boston welcomes the high-flying Sabres to TD Garden Just the Facts:
The Time: 5pm EST
The Place: TD Garden, Boston, MA
Places to Watch: NESN, NHL Network, MSG-Buffalo
Places to Listen: 98.5 The Sports Hub, WGR 550
Opposing SBNation Blog: Die by the Blade
Players To Watch:
Turns out, Jeff Skinner is pretty good at goal scoring! He leads the Sabres with 22 goals
The Sabres lead point getter is his center: Jack Eichel, with 39 points in 32 games
The Sabres will be coming off of a back-to-back against Washington, so Carter Hutton might get the night off and Linus Ullmark could get the start. Hutton has a .919 SV% and Ullmark has a .912 SV%.
Patrik Berglund has been suspended by the team for failing to report to the team. Dunno what that’s about, but just so we’re clear; he ain’t playing.
The most recent edition Bruins third line has stumbled here and there, but it appears that Donato, JFK, and Heinen are still quietly improving, even if they’re getting seriously sheltered. Time will Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Hey, all droughts come to an end, right? It’s been a long time coming for Brandon Carlo!
The young Expand

4 DAYS AGO - Hey, all droughts come to an end, right? It’s been a long time coming for Brandon Carlo!
The young Bruins defenseman has had a rough go of it lately. Injuries ended his 2017 season early, and injuries came calling again at the end of 2018.
Along with all of those injuries, Carlo was going through quite a scoring drought.
His last goal came on March 4...of 2017. Yikes! That’s a scoring drought of 21 months and 10 days.
But tonight, that long drought came to an end in the second period, when Carlo’s slapper beat Casey DeSmith.
From Chris (link if you’re on mobile):
You can tell by the celebration that Carlo is happy to get off the schneid.
The goal cut the Penguins’ lead to 2-1, but the Bruins would give up a shorthanded goal later in the period.
The Pens lead 3-1 at the start of the third.
Congrats to Brandon Carlo! Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Trade rumors swirl around a pair of players with local connections to Boston The Penguins host the Expand

4 DAYS AGO - Trade rumors swirl around a pair of players with local connections to Boston The Penguins host the Bruins tonight at 7:00PM on NESN.
Pittsburgh has been battling some notable issues of late, and their record has reflected that. This isn’t quite the team that youngsters like Ryan Donato remember. Yahoo Sports
Look to see how the collegiate line performs tonight when the host team’s coach controls the matchups. Bonus- Sean Kuraly required a procedure on his formerly pert nose. Providence Journal
Charlie McAvoy is looking a lot more like himself again since his return. Boston Herald
Jake DeBrusk, however, has been confirmed to be suffering a concussion. 98.5 The Sports Hub
Here’s a cheerier progress report on the Bruins’ walking wounded. Bruins Daily
Rumors- any chance the Bruins will target the OTHER hometown Hayes brother? Too Many Men On The Site
Rumors, Part Deux- with Boston’s penchant for pursuing local lads, Charlie Coyle’s name just keeps cropping up. Boston.com
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7 HRS AGO - The thought of breaking up the Bruins’ potent top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron Expand

7 HRS AGO - The thought of breaking up the Bruins’ potent top line of Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak never crossed Bruce Cassidy’s mind before Bergeron’s rib injury in mid-November. Well, things changed a bit during Bergeron’s absence. David Krejci solidified the top line center role during this time — following a rotating door that featured […]
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18 HRS AGO - The pettiness isn’t limited to the ice, friends. Brad Marchand is beloved by men, women and children across the league. This lovable, adorable ball of energy is everyone’s favorite player, on and off the ice.
Or something like that, I guess.
The Bruins posted a video of the team playing a friendly game of Knockout before Monday’s game, and it featured an excellent example of Brad Being Brad:
Cellys work off the ice, too. @pastrnak96 | #NHLBruins pic.twitter.com/GgsUxiBAvS— Boston Bruins (@NHLBruins) December 17, 2018
(Link, if you can’t see the embed)
IT’S BEAUTIFUL. There’s something endearing about Marchand agitating and getting under the skin of his own teammates. ANYTHING TO WIN. ANYTHING GOES IN KNOCKOUT.
This is exactly how I expected Brad Marchand would play Knockout. RUTHLESS. pic.twitter.com/vtw1Voa76N— Dan Ryan (@bruinshockeynow) December 17, 2018
Bonus part of the video:
Also, Torey Krug running is hilarious pic.twitter.com/ZpzuaifNdJ— Pete Blackburn Collapse

1 DAY AGO - THE CAVE MAN We’ve got another first!
(Link to the Streamable)
Congrats to Colby Cave on his Expand

1 DAY AGO - THE CAVE MAN We’ve got another first!
(Link to the Streamable)
Congrats to Colby Cave on his first NHL goal! Great set-up by Charlie McAvoy, and a huge moment too as the Bruins doubled their lead late in the second.
The 23-year-old forward is playing in his 16th NHL game tonight.
The Bruins lead the Canadiens 2-0 after two periods. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - The Bruins are in Montreal tonight with points on the line The Bruins are in Montreal on the Expand

1 DAY AGO - The Bruins are in Montreal tonight with points on the line The Bruins are in Montreal on the second of back-to-back games tonight at 7:30PM on NESN.
Tonight will be the tiebreaker, the Canadiens and Bruins have split their two meetings so far this season. Fox Sports
What is behind the Canadiens’ surprising season? ESPN
Points not earned now will cost dearly later on. It isn’t like the chances weren’t there. Patriot Ledger
At least Steven Kampfer has marked his return to the Bruins by scoring a goal. (With video) NESN
Quick whistles against the Bruins are trending. That’s just one of the three bullet points form the loss to the Sabres. Boston.com
As for last night, apparently Brad Marchand was unwell- and not just for the obvious reason. There is one defending trend that Bruce Cassidy wants to nip in the bud- and FAST. WEEI
About that (not) goal... (With video) NESN
Well, good for the Sabres, they’ve certainly suffered long enough. Boston Sports Journal
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1 DAY AGO - Four points for the former BU standout proved too much for the Bruins to overcome. BOSTON — Expand

1 DAY AGO - Four points for the former BU standout proved too much for the Bruins to overcome. BOSTON — Despite outshooting the Sabres and dominating the possession battle, the Bruins could not earn a point and lost to division rival Buffalo on Sunday evening.
North Chelmsford native Jack Eichel recorded two goals and two assists to increase his point total to 45 through 34 games played. Linemate Jeff Skinner buried two goals in front of the net, notching his 23rd and 24th goals of the year.
Despite switching up forward lines during the contest, Bruce Cassidy noted that the Bruins had no answer for the Sabres’ top forwards.
“...didn’t look like it was going to be a good matchup against Eichel...turns out, none of our matchups were. His line clearly had their way with whoever we put out there.”
Defensive coverage lapses in front plagued the Bruins, as Eichel’s pair of behind-the-back passes from below the goal line found Skinner’s tape both times. Skinner, one of the games’ premier finishers, Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - “Zero, which is what we were looking for,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said about Charlie Expand

2 DAYS AGO - “Zero, which is what we were looking for,” head coach Bruce Cassidy said about Charlie McAvoy’s hesitation level since returning to the Bruins’ lineup. Seeing an engaged McAvoy in his five games back following his first career concussion is certainly an encouraging sign for the injury-plagued Bruins. But the young and talented defenseman had a […]
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4 DAYS AGO - The Bruins had a relentless attack featuring high-octane puck pursuit and numerous quality scoring chances in Pittsburgh Friday night. Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith was up to the task. The Penguins, for that matter, had an opportunistic performance highlighted by DeSmith’s career-high 48 saves and timely momentum-shifting goals in front of their home crowd at PPG […]
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4 DAYS AGO - Why is there hockey on a Friday? This is odd. Just the facts
When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: PPG Paints Expand

4 DAYS AGO - Why is there hockey on a Friday? This is odd. Just the facts
When: Tonight, 7 PM
Where: PPG Paints Arena - Pittsburgh, PA
How to follow: NESN, 98.5 The Sports Hub
Rival SBN site: Pensburgh
Know your enemy
13-11-6, 32 PTS, T-3rd in the Metropolitan Division
Phil Kessel: 12G-21A-33PTS; Evgeni Malkin: 10G-23A-33PTS; Sidney Crosby: 15G-17A-32PTS
Casey DeSmith: 9-5-4, 2.43 GAA, .921 save percentage
Game notes
It’s weird to be in mid-December and see the Pittsburgh Penguins floundering in the middle of their division, but here we are. The Penguins haven’t gotten off to the best start this season and have developed a bad habit of losing to bad teams.
Regardless of their struggles, this is clearly a team that could pop off for 10 goals at pretty much any time. The high-end firepower on this Penguins team remains pretty much unrivaled through the rest of the NHL, as guys like Crosby, Malkin and Kessel are bolstered by players like Patric Hornqvist and Jake Guentzel.
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10 HRS AGO - Two minor roster moves for your off day. The Bruins announced two minor roster moves today: forward Gemel Smith has been placed on waivers and defenseman Jeremy Lauzon has been sent down to the Providence Bruins.
If he clears waivers, Smith will report to Providence as well; as you no doubt remember, the Dallas Stars were trying to send Smith to their AHL affiliate when the Bruins plucked him off waivers earlier this month.
Smith played in three games for the Bruins and didn’t record a point. His overall play was fine, but he didn’t do much to distinguish himself from the other guys battling for those lesser.
While Lauzon will be disappointed with his demotion, his first major NHL go-round has to be considered a success. The kid showed plenty of flashes of NHL-readiness, and even recorded his first NHL goal. He’ll likely be back sooner rather than later.
With two roster moves made today, one can’t help but wonder if certain injured guys are nearing a return...HMMMMMMMM. Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Following back-to-back losses to the Penguins and Sabres, the Bruins found themselves a point back Expand

1 DAY AGO - Following back-to-back losses to the Penguins and Sabres, the Bruins found themselves a point back of the first wild-card spot and in desperate need of a solid performance as they headed up north to take on their Canadian rivals. They got just that. Tim Horton’s famous morning brews couldn’t save the Montreal Canadiens as the […]
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1 DAY AGO - We’ve got an hour before another hour long intro before the B’s play the habs. Let’s chat it up! Expand

1 DAY AGO - We’ve got an hour before another hour long intro before the B’s play the habs. Let’s chat it up! I’m pretty certain I could get my primer post for the World juniors done in the time it takes Montreal to get their intro done.
Here’s some Polyphia.
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1 DAY AGO - And the Bruins are falling down the standings The Bruins had a less than stellar week while the Expand

1 DAY AGO - And the Bruins are falling down the standings The Bruins had a less than stellar week while the other teams in the division did significantly better. The B’s have fallen to fifth in the division with the Montreal Canadiens passing them up along the way. Have no fear, friends. There is still plenty of time for the Bruins to turn this around. Here is how their enemies shaped up this week.
First in the Atlantic: Tampa Bay Lightning
Games played: 34
Point leader: Nikita Kucherov
The Tampa Bay Lighting have continued to stay hot, sitting comfortably in first place with 47 points. They played three games this week and won all but one, the loss came in overtime. The first win came over the New York Rangers, the second was a lovely 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, and the final was the one they lost in OT, a close game against the Winnipeg Jets. The Lightning almost beat out the franchise record for longest win-streak, the record is nine days, the Lightning made it to eight. Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Jack Eichel was the only hometown winner on a busy sports Sunday around Boston. Unfortunately for Expand

2 DAYS AGO - Jack Eichel was the only hometown winner on a busy sports Sunday around Boston. Unfortunately for loyal Bostonian sports fans, the former Boston University standout is donning the Blue and Gold on an improved Buffalo Sabres squad, who stayed ahead of the Bruins in the early Atlantic Division playoff picture. Here is what we learned […]
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2 DAYS AGO - A win last night gave him this honor! Not too long ago, P-Bruins goaltender Zane McIntyre tied the Expand

2 DAYS AGO - A win last night gave him this honor! Not too long ago, P-Bruins goaltender Zane McIntyre tied the record for all-time wins as a Providence Goalie.
Today, there is now only one man who tops that list; himself.
With his 68th career win, he tops a record started by John Grahame back in the late 90’s as all-time wins record for the P-B’s, one of those seasons included the Baby B’s only Calder Cup. On route to this, he saw 21 shots, stopped 19, and was the third star of the game. The P-B’s, for how he was doing, saw it fit to blow the Hershey Bears right out of the water. You can read more about that when Matt’s weekend recap comes out.
McIntyre managed to get to the top of this list just about as fast as Grahame did, though maybe just a little faster as he’s been a far more regular AHLer than Grahame was, whether because of injury, performance, what have you.
As always, this honor is somewhat dubious due to the increasingly unclear picture of who succeeds Rask and Halak in net full-time Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - A two-goal comeback ended up being for naught. All highlights come from Chris. If you don’t see Expand

4 DAYS AGO - A two-goal comeback ended up being for naught. All highlights come from Chris. If you don’t see the Streamables, you’re probably on mobile. Click the score in each description to directly view the Streamable.
Sloppy play leads to Derek Grant having a wrap-around chance, and he doesn’t miss. 1-0 Penguins.
Phil Kessel has been doing this for a decade. Great pass from Evgeni Malkin too. 2-0 Penguins.
Sean Kuraly appeared to have cut the lead in half, but the goal was disallowed due to Chris Wagner being pushed into Casey DeSmith. Still 2-0 Penguins.
Brandon Carlo ended his scoring skid with this slapshot goal, making it 2-1 Penguins in the second.
This was a back-breaker. The Bruins headed to the PP late in the second with a chance to tie the game. Instead, Zach Aston-Reese got a shorthanded goal. 3-1 Penguins.
Chris Wagner cut into the Pittsburgh lead in the third with his third goal of the season. 3-2 Penguins.
David Krejci finished a wild sequence by tucking a backhander in the Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - A minor move up front. Straight from the Bruins’ Twitter account, here’s what to look for Expand

4 DAYS AGO - A minor move up front. Straight from the Bruins’ Twitter account, here’s what to look for tonight:
Brad Marchand - David Krejci - David Pastrnak
Joakim Nordstrom - Colby Cave - David Backes
Ryan Donato - Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson - Danton Heinen
Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari - Chris Wagner
The lone move up front is swapping out Gemel Smith and putting Noel Acciari back in the lineup. Smith has done fine in his first few games as a Bruin, but didn’t set the world on fire; swapping him out makes sense.
On defense:
Brandon Carlo - Torey Krug
Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy
John Moore - Steven Kampfer
Jaroslav Halak will get the start in net. Collapse

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